Housing ministers have lined up in recent days to support beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Housing minister Chris Pincher, upon hearing of new...
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![EPC ratings to become more important under Green reforms](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnvironmentallyFriendly-400x310.jpg)
The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark heaps praise on government’s First Homes policy](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lockdown to continue until at least early March](/img/default/eat.png)
The Prime Minister this afternoon stated that lockdown will remain in effect until early March at the earliest. He told the House...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Make sellers pay stamp duty, senior industry figure suggests](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![More affordable mortgages may boost 2021 housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is Boris letting down the poor? Agency in rare criticism of government](/img/default/eat.png)
High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Do house moves count as ‘essential’ under the lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
*** Please see this story for the latest news on house moving, updated 12 noon on Tuesday March 24 *** The property...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty must be cut says Boris Johnson’s ‘own’ magazine](/img/default/eat.png)
The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Johnson’s Mansion Tax: angry Tories hit out at ‘socialism lite’](/img/default/eat.png)
Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris and Brexit won’t boost transaction volumes in 2020 warns RICS](/img/default/eat.png)
The new mood of apparent political stability promoted by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit appears to have failed to win...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Big Tory win: but agents warn over Stamp Duty and Section 21](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scourge of the elite Boris sells his £3.75m Georgian family home](/img/default/eat.png)
He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty hike for foreign buyers ‘contradicts Brexit claim’](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![30 sellers to each buyer if Corbyn wins, predicts anti-Labour agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty: agency poll shows doubt over Johnson honouring pledge](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Election 2019: what agents should expect from the main parties](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks hopes stamp duty reform campaign will dampen criticisms](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents hate Stamp Duty - but what happens in other countries?](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Party Poopers: Tory estate agency chiefs at odds over Boris Johnson](/img/default/eat.png)
Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency boss-turned MP will resign Tory whip if government breaks law](/img/default/eat.png)
Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Market may stall ‘with Boris loose at the wheel’ warns senior agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency chief blasted for backing Boris Johnson, Brexit and homes policy](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top agent tells PM that stamp duty chatter is causing market “paralysis”](/img/default/eat.png)
A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty uncertainty could bring market ‘to a grinding halt’ says online boss](/img/default/eat.png)
Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson urged to legislate against tiny ‘Hobbit Homes’](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Tax reform - don't stop at stamp duty, Boris Johnson urged](/img/default/eat.png)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cut could create 40% more transactions, says new analysis](/img/default/eat.png)
A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s stamp duty chatter could paralyse market - fear](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide now “beyond salvation” says former chief executive](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Treat Johnson’s stamp duty promises with caution, say top agents](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Early challenge for Johnson: “scary” transactions drop, prices set to fall](/img/default/eat.png)
London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...